I find myself looking for any way to distract myself in these last few weeks (or possibly days) of pregnancy.
So of course, when I saw the tutorial for this patchwork ball, I started one immediately. ( Many thanks to Lil Birdie for the how to and photos.)
Now what's next?......
(Two weeks to go)
There's a distinct chill in the air today...lucky I finished Charlotte's elf hat over the weekend. Both the girls insist on wearing them to bed even though it's really not that cold. They look pretty cute though!
I've used the same pattern as I did for Rose's hat with a variation in the stripes and colours....you can find it here on Amanda's blog. Of course I added a pom pom just like Rose's, as requested by Charlotte.
Just don't ask about the baby blanket or the half finished cat....
One more task ticked off the list.
Even though I'll most likely be half asleep most of the time I'm sitting in it, I'm sure that some part of my brain will appreciate the amazing pattern.
because my two girls really needed another soft toy....
just in time for Easter.
details: pure wool blanketing, vintage linen and embroidery.
"mama, can I please have a nightcap?"
Once I had established that Rose was after a pointy kind of hat such as you might wear to bed, as opposed to a scotch and ice after dinner,I went on the hunt for a pattern. Amanda over at Zhinka dinka doo has a pattern for an 'Elfin cap" that was just the thing (thank you Amanda!).
It only took a few evenings to complete using Jo Sharp Dk merino wool and the magic loop method on a size 4.5mm ( size 8) circular.
Now Charlotte is asking where her hat is....
Looks like the baby's crochet blanket will have to wait a bit longer.
(So glad to see that the odd sock soup' mini zine is turning up in letter boxes all over the world...thank you for all of the feedback!)
the last custom collage to be finished before the baby arrives...for a little girl who loves bubbles, bears and hot pink boots!
I am now hoping to find the energy to work on a few new collage ideas that have been chasing around my head for a while. The alternative is to just retire to the couch and eat a few ( or perhaps many!) of these instead!
My favourite icecream treats from Pat and Stick's...I've heard that they are extremely nutritious and good for you (actually, I made that up but surely anything that tastes this good must be a little bit good for you,no?)
hopefully what this baby earflap hat will ensure....
pattern courtesy of Julie knitted in Debbie Bliss cashmerino ( a pale pink and mint green) with a double crochet edge and one of these small flowers just for fun.....
You might recall my New Year's resolution....to be more like a peg. Basically to be simple, quiet and functional. Well, that resolution is being put to the test as this pregnancy progresses ever so quickly in some ways and so, so slowly in others.
With both the girls, I was still rushing around at a million miles an hour at this stage ( week 28 give or take a few days). Not this time around. Despite not being that big ( everyone else's opinion, not that of the author, mind you!) I am reduced to moving at a snails pace. A very sedate and slow snail. Any faster brings on quite numerous and rather uncomfortable ,distracting contractions, which is not much fun at all. So I've been told to take it easy and not do too much.
Put my feet up. Rest.
Not as easy as it sounds.
But I am trying.
Really.
Anyway, enough grouching about what I can't do and a bit about what I can and have been doing.
Finishing this hat for starters, just in time for Georgie's birthday next week.
She's a pom pom type of girl.
Adding the final touches to this project...all soon to be revealed....
And getting used to the fact that my small girl is now a big girl at preschool.
10 weeks or so and there will be another girl in the picture.
Oh
My
Goodness.
After doing the boring but very necessary chores ( like reorganizing the plastics cupboard...yawn) I finished a tiny knitted bear for the baby, made using the pattern found in this magazine and organic baby alpaca (in dark brown and light brown fox) bought online at EcoYarns. The red scarf was crocheted using left over silk and merino from this hat. He's only a very small bear ,standing about 15cm high- the perfect size for a newborn.
(colours from top left clockwise: azul,orchid,espresso,drift,thistle,honeydew)
After much deliberation I finally chose and ordered some colours to make a crocheted cot blanket....Blue Sky organic cotton found here.
It arrived just a few days after I hit the 'buy now' button -I'll most definitely order from fabulous yarn again- really fabulous service indeed!
Still haven't quite decided how it's going to look- if I find time tonight,I might make up a few swatches.Really, there are other things I should be doing first( sort through the bathroom cupboard- another yawn) but the texture and the colours of this cotton is very, very tempting.....
Oh and I'm glad I didn't crop off my head in the belly photo from my last post- so many compliments on how glowing I'm looking ,that I actually began to feel a little less tired and heavy and a bit more earth goddess! Thank you!
Just what I needed - next time I need a little pick me up ,I'll know just where to find the little boost I'm after. Never say no to a pretty compliment, I say, especially when you feel like you're carrying a tonne of bricks around strapped to your belly!
First finished project for 2008....Leigh Radford's baby hat from One Skein. Knitted up in Louisa Harding's 'Grace' colour 06 raspberry- a beautiful 50%silk, 50% merino mix with a soft handle and a slight lustre. And it took less than one 50gm ball.....
Thank you for all of the comments on my Cloth,Paper Scisors article..I decided after all to give away my spare copy as well ( really I don't need two!) so if Angelique and Robin would like to send me their mailing details, a copy will be on its way shortly. I wish I had enough magazines for everyone who would have liked them...sadly I don't but I do have a pack of my third set of postcards as a small consolation 'prize' for Caty and Sascha! Let me know where to send them!
